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Girls Count Act of 2015

Introduced: March 19, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-24.
Jun 12, 2015
Signed by President.
Jun 3, 2015
Presented to President.
Jun 1, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3624-3625)
Jun 1, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 802.
Jun 1, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3624-3627)
Jun 1, 2015
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 1, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 1, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3624-3625)
May 26, 2015
Held at the desk.
May 26, 2015
Received in the House.
May 26, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 23, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3317-3318; text as passed Senate: CR S3317-3318)
May 23, 2015
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3317-3318; text as passed Senate: CR S3317-3318)
May 21, 2015
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
May 21, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 91.
May 21, 2015
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 19, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 21, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Girls Count Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill states that it is U.S. policy to:

  • encourage countries to support the rule of law and ensure girls and boys of all ages are able to fully participate in society, including by providing birth certifications and other official documentation;
  • enhance training and capacity-building in key developing countries, local nongovernmental organizations, and other civil society organizations in the design, implementation, and monitoring of programs to address the needs of birth registries in countries where girls are systematically under counted; and
  • incorporate into the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies and programs measures to evaluate the impact on girls of such policies and programs.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to support:

  • programs that contribute to improved civil registration and vital statistics systems with a focus on birth registration;
  • programs that build the capacity of developing countries' national and local legal and policy frameworks to prevent discrimination against girls in gaining access to birth certificates; and
  • programs and key ministries to increase property rights, social security, home ownership, land tenure security, inheritance rights, access to education, and economic and entrepreneurial opportunities, particularly for women and girls.

Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to coordinate with multilateral organizations and private sector and civil society organizations to advocate for the registration and documentation of all girls and boys in developing countries.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to include in relevant evaluations and reports to Congress the following information:

  • a breakdown of U.S. foreign assistance beneficiaries by age, gender, marital status, location, and school enrollment status;
  • a description of how U.S. foreign assistance benefits girls; and
  • specific information on programs that address the particular needs of girls.
What's happening now June 12, 2015

Became Public Law No: 114-24.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1